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Amul Thapar
American judge (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amul Roger Thapar (born April 29, 1969) is an American attorney and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He previously served as a U.S. district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2008 to 2017 and as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky from 2006 to 2008. Thapar was President Donald Trump's first Court of Appeals appointment and Trump's second judicial appointment after Justice Neil Gorsuch. Thapar was discussed as a candidate for the Supreme Court of the United States.
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Amul Thapar | |
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Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit | |
Assumed office May 25, 2017 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Boyce F. Martin Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
In office January 4, 2008 ā May 30, 2017 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Joseph Martin Hood |
Succeeded by | Robert E. Wier |
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky | |
In office March 20, 2006 ā January 4, 2008 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Gregory F. Van Tatenhove |
Succeeded by | Kerry B. Harvey |
Personal details | |
Born | (1969-04-29) April 29, 1969 (age 55) Troy, Michigan, U.S. |
Spouse | Kim Schulte |
Children | 3 |
Education | Boston College (BS) University of California, Berkeley (JD) |
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